Satoshi Ishii 石井慧 | |
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Born | Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan | December 19, 1986
Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
Nationality | Croatian (2019–present) Japanese (1986–2019) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb) |
Division | Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Style | Judo |
Fighting out of | Zagreb, Croatia |
Team | Cro Cop Squad Gym Kings MMA Reign Training Center Black House i Dash (2009–2010) |
Rank | 6th dan black belt in Judo |
Years active | 2004–2009, 2011 (Judo) 2009–present (MMA) 2021–present (Kickboxing) 2022–present (Boxing) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 2 |
Wins | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 39 |
Wins | 25 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 12 |
By decision | 10 |
Losses | 13 |
By knockout | 6 |
By decision | 7 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Men's judo | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | +100 kg |
Asian Games | ||
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2006 Doha | –100 kg |
World Juniors Championships | ||
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2004 Budapest | –100 kg |
Asian Junior Championships | ||
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2004 Doha | –100 kg |
Summer Universiade | ||
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2007 Bangkok | Open |
Satoshi Ishii (Japanese: 石井 慧, Ishii Satoshi, born December 19, 1986) is a Japanese-Croatian judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019.
Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games and two All-Japan Judo Championships representing Japan. Ishii made his professional MMA debut at Dynamite!! 2009 losing to fellow Judoka gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida by unanimous decision, but currently holds a record of 24–12–1.[1] Ishii is currently under contract with Professional Fighters League.[2] A professional mixed martial artist since 2009, Ishii has also competed for Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator, and is the current HEAT Heavyweight Champion and SBC Heavyweight Champion.